Interesting catch at La Jolla 8/29 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

rdahl · 09-02-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by habanero

I've actually tasted Sun Fish.
It really kind of tastes like lobster!

I was on a Mexican party boat and they passed out small bags of meat
cut from the middle. It seems a shame because they thew away about
90% of the fish away. They said the rest was uneatable. I'm not even
sure if it is legal to take one in US water?

BTW:
The pictures I took did not come out. Not worth uploading.

I bet you ate opah which is sometimes called sunfish. Mola is supposedly poisonous to humans, at least that's what the books say.

fishchaser25 · 09-02-2008, 09:11 PM

I don't know about you guys but on the boats I work on in Newport it is bad joojoo (luck) to bring a mola on the boat or gaff them.

dorado50 · 09-03-2008, 10:08 AM

I have never caught a fish off a kelp paddy with a mola,either on top of or near the paddy. If theres a mola on the paddy you might as well just move on ! They have no friends.......

09-02-2008, 09:11 PM	#2
fishchaser25 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riverside Posts: 97	I don't know about you guys but on the boats I work on in Newport it is bad joojoo (luck) to bring a mola on the boat or gaff them. __________________ Fishing is not a hobby! It's a way of life!

09-03-2008, 10:08 AM	#3
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	I have never caught a fish off a kelp paddy with a mola,either on top of or near the paddy. If theres a mola on the paddy you might as well just move on ! They have no friends.......